Lesley

The stories starts with a man who writes letters to his beloved. There are 36 people at the boat. The man is really shy and he is memorizing his childhood. (There is so many details to describe.) it also talks about his lover and his lover’s father refused her to marry with home because “a solder almost are not human” . Then, back to Haiti, in the girl’s house, it shows his lover’s life. 

The recorded written  history of haiki began  on 5 December 1492 when the European navigator  Christopher Columbus  happened upon a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean. It was inhabited by the  Taíno , and  Arawakan  people, who variously called their island  Ayiti ,  Bohio , or  Kiskeya   (Quisqueya) . Columbus promptly claimed the island for the  Spanish Crown , naming it  La Isla Española  ("the Spanish Island"), later  Latinized  to  Hispaniola . French influence began in 1625, and French control of what was called  Saint-Domingue —modern-day Haiti—began in 1660. From 1697 on, the western part of the island was French and the eastern part was Spanish. Haiti became one of the wealthiest of France's colonies, producing vast quantities of sugar and coffee and depending on a brutal slave system for the necessary labor. Inspired by t...

Danticat was born in  Port-au-Prince ,  Haiti . When she was two years old, her father André immigrated to  New York , to be followed two years later by her mother Rose. This left Danticat and her younger brother, also named André, to be raised by her aunt and uncle. When asked in an interview about her traditions as a child, she included storytelling, church, and constantly studying school material as all part of growing up. Although her formal education in Haiti was in French, she spoke  Haitian Creole  at home. In 1993, she earned a  Master of Fine Arts  in creative writing from  Brown University —her thesis, entitled "My turn in the fire – an abridged novel", [8]  was the basis for her novel  Breath, Eyes, Memory , which was published by  Soho Press  in 1994. [7]  Four years later it became an  Oprah's Book Club  selection. The literary journal  Granta  asked booksellers, librarians, and lit...

1) what do you know well/ don’t need to review? I think last year at the end of the semester, we reviewed a lot about the theater and I think all the things that we reviewed is fine for me. And also since we reviewed stage setting in our class, so I can easily points of the stage for example up and down. Also, I think I don’t need to review all the 2) what do you need more work on? I think I should more work on the definition of theater. Especially distinguishing the differences of several theaters. For example, I think pictures is the best way of memorizing all the theaters. So it’s better to review it through combining pictures and words together. Also, there’s some detailed definitions included in acting, which I should also take more care on. Sometimes, it’s easier for us to ignore it because we don’t usually see it normally. However, I still have to know the definition such as wings.

I think the first group best shows the form of the play which is people having different perspectives and emotions. They are interviewed by others. I think their way of separating the lines for each of them to express the same character. The second group has more emotions for the play. They best use stage by moving around and especially kasity. She is walking towards the audience while she speaks the lines. It’s a wonderful to show her anger. Through the way she talks and walking brings the audience to the fires in the mirror. She acknowledged us that she is a person who feels so angry and disappointed to the races. The third group used some background music to express the mood. The sad and kinds of depression music helps them to express their character.

Reflect on your experience last week exploring Verbatim Theater. Why do you think people do it? What does it accomplish? What was your experience like (and your group's experience)? Was the process difficult? And if so, how so? Were any aspects easier than others? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? What did you learn? I think people do it in purpose of thinking about the details and actions they should perform to make the performance look more similar with the person. We had an interview first to record their way to talk and scrips. My group appeartly spent too much time on interviewing part since we thought about the stories for a long time. However, I think the most important part is not about the stripes. It’s more connecting with the actions and the way of talking. There’re some small details that could show who you are acting. For example, David has some body language such as hang his hands. So it’s better to distinguish that our group performanced David. The process of think...

Consider the following questions as you write your post: What is theater, in your opinion? What makes it good to participate in, to perform, or to watch? Why do people do theater or watch it or like it? Why do YOU? What aspects of theater are most important for performers to learn and think about? In your experience, what is easy and fun about theater and what is challenging?